Childcare and Early Education APPG
This forum will help you keep up to date regarding the work of the Childcare and Early Education APPG of which we are sponsors. The Early Years Alliance, the National Day Nurseries Association, CACHE, Tops Day Nurseries, Dingley's Promise and the Montessori Group are also sponsors, committed to making sure the voice of early years is heard in Parliament.
The APPG for Childcare and Early Education was constituted in September 2017 as a timely response to a growing number of issues facing the sector, including the Government’s 30-hour ‘free’ childcare policy, business rates, and VAT. This cross-party group provides a forum to constructively examine and debate the role that policy makers can play to support childcare and early education providers, and to help ensure that every child gets the best start in life.
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We are delighted to announce an exciting new project for the Foundation Stage Forum! As announced in Nursery World today: "The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Childcare and Early Education has gained the backing of the National Day Nurseries Association, CACHE and the Foundation Stage Forum as well as the Pre-school Learning Alliance. The cross-party group is being set up following a campaign led by Cheryl Hadland, founder of Tops Day Nurseries". The APPG will work with MPs from across the political spectrum to raise the issues pertinent to our sector. The FSF chose to be part of this group as we have almost 35000 members and many Local Authorities who are keen…
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How to attend a Childcare and Early Education APPG meeting: · Everyone is welcome to attend an APPG meeting. · The meetings offer an opportunity to see how MPs are informed about the early years sector, and what the process is in raising awareness of the successes and challenges in early years provision. · Meetings now follow a hybrid format, with the opportunity to attend in person or on online. Watching the live link or the recording will likely suit more people for geographical/time reasons, and also space is limited in the venues, which are usually a few minutes walk from Westminster. · You don’t have to say anythin…
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As you know, we are representing your views at the APPG early years and childcare meeting at Westminster next week. It would be extremely helpful if you could answer this very quick survey to give us some data to take forward. You can be anonymous! -Thank you Business rates and 30 hours survey
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There is a debate in Westminster Hall today to discuss the funding situation in the Early Years sector. You can find out more here, including a link to watch live, as well as to follow transcripts after the event. The APPG for childcare and early education are deeply concerned about the future sustainability of the sector - and over 112,000 people have signed a parliamentary e-petition calling for an independent review of childcare funding and affordability.
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Yesterday Helen and I went to London for the publication of the APPG report into the financial sustainability of the Early Years PVI sector. The Minister, Nadhim Zahawi MP, attended the meeting to hear the recommendations from the year of research carried out by the APPG (of which, the FSF are co-sponsors). The report highlights the very challenging circumstances in which we find ourselves and sets out some positive recommendations that we hope the Minister will bear in mind when representing the sector to the Chancellor prior to the next Comprehensive Spending Review. We are all very well aware of the frustrations and irritation felt by the sector and there is a shared u…
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As you all know we are sponsoring the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Childcare and Early Education. There is a meeting at Westminster on November 1st 2-3pm. As one of the sponsors we have 10 invitations that we can offer to providers who would welcome an opportunity to meet the MPs and put their views and circumstances across. The purpose of the meeting, ahead of the Budget, is to examine why so many non-maintained childcare and early education providers across the country operate at a loss. Speakers and attendees will discuss the financial pressures facing such providers and discuss a range of ideas and possible policy solutions to resolve this. Early Years Minis…
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Hopefully you will have seen some of the press coverage we received for the APPG lobby day yesterday - we had coverage on The Victoria Derbyshire programme, in the Financial Times and also in the Guardian. Each of the five sponsors made a brief speech explaining the importance of the APPG and urging providers to lobby their MPs to raise the problematic issues faced by the sector. the speech I made on behalf of the Foundation Stage Forum is below: "My name is Rebecca and I’m here representing The Foundation Stage Forum who are proud to be one of the sponsors of this important APPG. The Foundation Stage Forum is a very active online community of over 37,000 early year…
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We have some invitations that we can share with FSF members if anyone would like to attend the APPG and listen to the speakers. The agenda is below: "Joanne McCartney AM, Deputy Mayor for Education and Childcare, who will discuss the steps the London Assembly is taking to address workforce issues, including the Early Years Hubs scheme. Michelle Dyson, Director for Early Years and Childcare at the Department for Education, who will provide an update from the Department. Jamie Leith, co-founder of Manny & Me, who will discuss diversification and encourage more men into the early years workforce." If you would like to ask about coming to the meeting please …
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[Received via email from the APPG organisers] Good afternoon, I’m pleased to extend an invitation from Steve Brine MP to attend the next meeting of the APPG for Childcare & Early Education on Tuesday 25 April from 3:30pm – 4pm via Zoom This special session of the APPG will see the Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing, Claire Coutinho MP, sit down with Mr Brine to reflect on the Spring Budget and its implications for the early years. If you wish to join us online you can click here to register via the APPG’s website. Joining details for the Zoom call will be sent out shortly before the meeting. If you have any questions, please email: chil…
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You will remember back in June that we announced our involvement with the Childcare and Early Education APPG - if you missed it, you can read all about it here: All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) The first meeting was held yesterday and I was proud to attend representing the FSF. Here is the press release telling you all about it! Tulip Siddiq to lead new cross-party childcare and early education group Tulip Siddiq, the Labour MP for Hampstead and Kilburn and former Shadow Early Years Minister, has been confirmed as Chair of the Childcare and Early Education All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG). Ms Siddiq is an influential and experienced voice in Parliament on ea…
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